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Netherlands: manufacturing incentives and funding for monitoring projects

Programmes a production-monitoring, OEE or energy-efficiency project can use in Netherlands, with operator, what is funded, status checked in October 2026 and the official page, plus 2026–2027 trade shows and the cost figures that size the business case.

Manufacturing share
11.7
% gross value added
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Manufacturing employment
757
thousand persons
2025 · ec.europa.eu
Labour cost (manufacturing)
47.3
EUR per hour
2024 · ec.europa.eu
Industrial electricity price
0.219
EUR per kWh
2025-S2 · ec.europa.eu
Robot density
293
robots per 10,000 employees
2024 · ifr.org

Programmes and incentives

Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026. Anything we could not confirm is marked unverified; treat it as a lead to check with the operator, not as an open call.

ProgrammeOperatorWhat it fundsStatusSource
Energie-investeringsaftrek (EIA)RVO / Belastingdienst40% extra tax deduction on assets on the Energielijst; min EUR 2,500 per asset; monitoring only as a component of a listed measure (no stand-alone EMS code on Energielijst 2026)open
open (permanent)
belastingdienst.nl
WBSO (S&O-afdrachtvermindering)RVOpayroll-tax credit for own R&D/development work (e.g. custom MES integrations), not for off-the-shelf purchases; rates not verifiedopen
open (permanent) - rates unverified
rvo.nl
SLIM-mkb (training)Uitvoering van Beleid SZW60% of training/learning costs, EUR 5,000-24,999 per SME; usable for operator training on a new monitoring/MES systemclosed
closed for 2026 (last window ended 7 Sep 2026); 2027 windows expected
uitvoeringvanbeleidszw.nl
Deep dive. This site also has a detailed page on the main Netherlands programme with eligible costs and a worked example: /we/netherlands-funding-eia-slim/.
How to size the project before applying. Most programmes fund sensors, software and the engineering to connect them, and most ask for a payback or energy-saving estimate. Use the downtime-cost calculator with the Netherlands labour and energy defaults above, then the OEE ROI calculator; the ROI workbook turns both into the one-page business case most operators ask for.

Industrial hubs

Trade shows 2026–2027

EventCityDatesOrganiser
WoTS - World of Industry, Technology & Science 2026Utrecht (NL), Jaarbeurs22-25 September 2026clinisys.com
HANNOVER MESSE 2027Hannover (DE)5-8 April 2027hannovermesse.de
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Questions

Which Netherlands programmes fund OEE or production-monitoring software?

The table above lists the programmes whose official page describes digitalisation, measurement, energy-management or Industry 4.0 investments as eligible. Status is as read in October 2026; check the operator page before building a budget on it.

Why are some programmes marked unverified?

Because the operator's page could not be read when we checked, or did not state a current status. We publish the name, operator and official URL so you can confirm it; we do not guess whether a call is open.

Where do the cost figures for Netherlands come from?

From official statistics (CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek), Eurostat, the World Bank, the IFR and labour-cost series from BLS/ILOSTAT), each linked to the page it was read from. They are national averages, not your plant's numbers.

Sources

Data checked October 2026. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software; programme status is reported as read and is not advice. Full country dataset: oee-benchmark.org/en/oee-benchmark/netherlands/.

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  14. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table
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  16. https://www.apollovredestein.com/
  17. https://www.asml.com/
  18. https://www.aviko.com/
  19. https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/zakelijk/winst/inkomstenbelasting/veranderingen-inkomstenbelasting-2026/investeringsaftrek-2026/energie-investeringsaftrek-2026
  20. https://www.bosch-thermotechnology.com/
  21. https://www.cargill.nl/
  22. https://www.cbs.nl
  23. https://www.clinisys.com/nl/en/events/wots-world-of-industry-technology-science-2026
  24. https://www.daf.com/
  25. https://www.damen.com/
  26. https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/for-visitors/opening-hours/
  27. https://www.heinekennederland.nl/
  28. https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com/
  29. https://www.nxp.com/
  30. https://www.philips.com/
  31. https://www.rockwool.com/
  32. https://www.rvo.nl/subsidies-financiering/wbso
  33. https://www.sabic.com/
  34. https://www.scania.com/
  35. https://www.shell.nl/
  36. https://www.tatasteelnederland.com/
  37. https://www.uitvoeringvanbeleidszw.nl/subsidies-en-regelingen/algemene-informatie/slim-mkb-individuele-aanvragen--samenwerkingsverbanden-2025---2029

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